Effect of the anesthetizing agent triethylamine on western equine encephalomyelitis and St. Louis encephalitis viral titers in mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae).
Triethylamine (TEA) is a chemical compound that provides an effective means to anesthetize mosquitoes. The mosquitoes remain alive but are incapacitated for several hours; they do not recover following treatment. There was no effect on the titers of infectious virus recovered from western equine encephalomyelitis or St. Louis encephalitis virus-infected Culex tarsalis Coquillett and Aedes dorsalis (Meigen) that were anesthetized with TEA prior to storage at -70 degrees C. Furthermore, TEA had no effect on isoenzyme profiles of uninfected Cx. tarsalis.
Kramer
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LD
Department of Biomédical and Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley.
Presser
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SB
Houk
E J
EJ
Hardy
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JL
D000330:Aedes / Q000382:microbiology*; D000818:Animals; D003465:Culex / Q000382:microbiology*; D004665:Encephalitis Virus, St. Louis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D004667:Encephalitis Virus, Western Equine / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D005021:Ethylamines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000032:analysis
D005021:Ethylamines; D007527:Isoenzymes; C016162:triethylamine